These little ones absolutely loved being in front of the camera. Each time I took a shot, they’d come running over to take a look at the back of my camera. They giggled at every photograph, and they were loving the extra attention. Of course, I was loving it as much as they were. ;)

Smiles are always precious… but maybe more so when you know how hard these kids have it. They live in the slums of Nicaragua. Their families struggle every single day. Nicaragua is the poorest country in Central America, and many families are living on less than a dollar a day.

When it was time for us to leave, the children followed us down the road – waving and calling out to us. And then they headed back home for dinner… food that their families had worked hard for… but probably wouldn’t be enough to fill everyone up.